TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said on Friday they had repulsed a government assault on…
Nigerians vote amid tight security after violence
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerians voted in a delayed parliamentary election on Saturday, voicing determination to…
Egyptians turn anger on army in Cairo protest
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters who defied an army bid to clear them from Cairo's…
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara seeks recovery despite standoff
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has called for an end to…
Nigerian president keeps big opinion poll lead
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan looks likely to win a presidential election but his…
UN troops surround Gbagbo’s “last defenders”
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeepers have surrounded the "last defenders" of Ivory Coast incumbent…
I.Coast cocoa export ban to end in days: UN envoy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara is expected to announce within…
US general sees no military outcome in Libya
AJDABIYAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels said five of their fighters were killed when NATO…
Somalia to push insurgents from capital in a year
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali government forces and African Union peacekeepers can take back control of…
Party of Central Africa’s Bozize wins overall majority
BANGUI (AFP) – The party of Central African Republic's president won an overall majority in…